Two Women (1999)

Original title

دو زن

Directed by

Tahmineh Milani

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Iran

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two women study architecture in Iran during the early years of the Islamic Republic. The film follows how their lives are shaped by social traditions that limit their opportunities and choices.

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What happens

Two Women (Do zan) is a 1999 Iranian drama film written and directed by Tahmineh Milani. Two Women charts the lives of two promising architecture students over the course of the first turbulent years of the Islamic Republic, creating a portrait of traditions that conspire to trap women and stop them from realizing their full potential. In an extensive interview, Tahmineh Milani stated that the name Two Women alluded to two different potential life-stories of one woman. The film won the best screenplay award at Iran's Fajr Film Festival in 1999 as well as Best Actress for Niki Karimi's part in the Taormina Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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